Ghazal (poetry of longing; 5 stanzas)  She gazes at the mirror with a scheming stare,  Reflection striking back its own gleaming stare.  Thick eyebrows, thin smile, pasty complexion  All together, delivering an unredeeming stare.  The page in her diary is stark and empty,  Meager obligations with their streaming stare.  Yesterday, it was too full as […]